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Why we’ve taken down the Forward paywall
An open letter to our readers
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Forward essay on growing up with a biracial Yiddish identity wins 1st place Rockower Award
In her essay, Kyla Kupferstein Torres describes the warm relationship she had with her Holocaust survivor grandparents
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Forward awarded Stern Grant at IAJGS Jewish Genealogy Conference
The grant will support translation and online access to genealogical records in the Forward’s archive
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Forward wins 12 first-place prizes at 41st Annual AJPA Simon Rockower Awards
The Forward won 43 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism — a new record
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The Forward turns 125
Help us celebrate this landmark year!
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The Forward Names Jodi Rudoren Its New Editor-In-Chief
Rudoren will lead the editorial vision for the Forward, a storied institution in the process of digital transformation
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Forward Sweeps Rockower Awards With 12 Honors For Excellence In Jewish Journalism
The American Jewish Press Association honored the paper at its annual ceremony
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Culture Henry Kissinger: ‘If it were not for the accident of my birth, I would be antisemitic.’
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Opinion Julianna Margulies is not your average ‘Karen’
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Opinion Hamas is not as popular in Gaza as it seems. But Israel’s tactics will ensure their survival
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Opinion Israeli women were raped and widowed by Hamas. Now the world ignores and mocks their suffering
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Fast Forward Sylvan Adams, philanthropist known for boosting cycling in Israel, gives $100M to help Ben-Gurion U after Oct. 7
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Communications Why we’ve taken down the Forward paywall
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Fast Forward Rabbi Laurie Phillips, founder of a Manhattan ‘synagogue without walls,’ dies at 55
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Fast Forward Virginia cultural festival says it won’t hold a menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war
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NPR Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Jodi Rudoren. To benefit the Forward.
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